beat up
/ˈbiːt ˌʌp/ verb- To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows. · I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.· You don't beat people up, so that you can live in a society where nobody would beat you up.
- To wake up earlier than (somebody). · I wanted to beat you up this morning and make breakfast for you for once.
- To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. · Don’t beat yourself up over such a minor mistake.
- To make (someone) feel badly guilty and accuse (them) over something.
- To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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